Liquid container



Nov 6, 1923. 1,473,453

W. WUNDERLICH LIQUID CONTAINER Filed Jan. 21, 1922 Inventor:

Jlberl 74. Wundcrlwh,

by MdQ/w Patented Nov. 6, 1923.

ALBERT w. wunnnnnicn, orn'nti'neronf r m ncomammg V Application filed January 21, .i'eza: 's'er1'a1-1 n .'530,958,

To all whom tmag concem: 7

Be; it known thatl, ALBERT.

county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain newanduseful Improvements in, V Liquid,"Containersg ofa which the following-is aspecification.

V This invention relates tot liquidcontainers 1 and.- has for its object the production; of .a

devise especially adapted for the use ol motorists,inwhich a given quantity ofjlubrieating or other oil may besealed and which combines therewith a meansof pouring the oil out of the, container whenlthesealsfare broken. i

;-The invention con'sists primarilyof a, can

. or other receptacle having an outlet hole and a vent hole in'the topiwhich arelclo seolby" seals "which may be readily disconnected The invention. further consists in certain novel features of construction and'arrange- .ment of parts which ,'will* be understood readily'by reference to the 'descriptionfof the v drawings andto the'claimsto be hereinafter given): 7

For thepurpose of 1llustrat1ng the invention, one preferred rform thereof is shownin' the drawings, this form having been found to give, satisfactory and reliable results; al-

though it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which'the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized andthat the invention is not limited to the'preoise arrangement and or ganization of the instrumentalities asherein shown and described, except as required,

by the scope ofthe appended claims;

Of the drawings! 1 F 'gure 1 represents apl'an' of an improved liquid container embodying the principles of the ,presentinvention. .s

the flexible "spout member bent outwardly.

' Figure 3 represents a plan of same with the flexible? spout member bent outwardly. and the seals "removed. i

W. WUNnnn "LIoH, a ;c1tizen of the United States of's-Amer-r 1ca,1iand IBSIdGIIt' LOf Arl ngton, injthe V I {The'ven lhole 13 f0 a d pp s f e p ri g h e l2,jthe-top plate-11 has secured thereto-the zFiguretzrepresentsia Section on linev4, 4..

Figure-"5i represents;"elevation 7 upper. end of theiicontainer-.showing"-the" 1 r spout I bent} outwardly in position for; pour- 6 0 1. .7 v ing the liquid from'tl econtainer, fand' flu;

-. Figure .6. .'ireprese11ts an elevationofifthe upper end of the containerwith the seals uni- T broken and ttheflspout member separated .5

from theWallthereof and showing the folds t he rein-fadwcent itsqsecured end, 1'

hole 12 formed therein preferably -nearones the o-pposite'gedge.

7 Similarchara0ters indicate like -par t =;in the several figures of'the drawing;-

= the drawings 10-]isthelupperendiot a 1 Canon container having ajtop'pla'te '11 which 7 ma be secured thereto ini anyjwellf-linown manner. This top',plate- 11 has {angoutlet V isih ermetically: seale d by r means of tlie member'le soldered ,thereto'ain .anywellknown manner, and havingproject' r fillg'jthl'QfI'OIll thefltabj lo vhiohgisdiscon jnectedQfrOm the top plate'lllbu't normallyeofl lies Jflat. againstEth'e;same, ,In-;a jsi'milar manner: the -'outletgholeI12-' is hermetically sealed by means of the number- 16 soldered inga projecting tab 17: which lies flat upon thereto in any well-known manneig andhav the top plate ligand overlaps thee'nd'of ,ithe tab 15 as plainly :shownsin Fig. 20f the t drawings; These sealinggrnembe rs l and 7 16 are of thinflexiblemateriahandwhenit l is desired: to secure access; to the oil or otherb' liquid in the container, the tab 17 is-seized J 1 '7 1 and the member 16'is disengaged :Eromthe] is top plate 11, leaving the outlet hole 12 un manner the tab 15- is seized andithe' member ing the: venthole l3 Adjacent V flexible member .18 which in normal position "1 has folds19 formed therein'onjoppositeisidesj' 1- of the pouring hole 12,50 that said fiexiblej j memberf18inay lie fiat upon'tlie'top plate V p 7 11' and cover thelmember ;16 a-nd 'a'iportion Figure 2 represents a plan of" same with r of the member 14a This p'ositioningjofthe] flexible member18- on topvof the. free endsff I of the tabs 15 and 172 effectually prevents {QT these bs-train be f 'gical ghtgand' accidentally disengaged from jthe topplate 11'.

covered as. indicatedinFig; 3. 1 In a similar j ii i 71 j 1 1 is 'disengaged from-the top plate 11. leav-i:

uno'overed as' i indicated f;

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lVhen it is desired to use the oil within the container 10, the outer end of the flexible member 18 is seized and first moved to the position indicated in Fig. 6 and then this member 18 is moved furtherin the direction of the arrow (4 on Fig. 6 of the drawings until it reaches the position indicated in Figures 2 to inclusive.

This member 18 is .verythin and flexible so that its sides may be bent up, forming a concave spoutwider atits secured end than at the free outer end as indicated inFigures 2 and 3. The edges of the outer end may be bent closely together so that all the oil passing down the spout-will be directed into any opening regardless of the size thereoi.

l Vhen the spout has been properly concaved and bent outwardly intothe positions indicated in Figures 2 to 5 inclusive, or at any other desired angle to the cOntainerlO, and the seals 14: and 16 have been removed from the top platell, the said container 10 is in conditionto be tipped in order to permit the oil to pas-s from the pouring hole 12 :down the spout 18, the vent hole 13 being open and permit-ting airto enter the upper .the oil when poured may-be directed to any point it is desired to lubricate.

lVhile the device shown and described is especially adapted for lubricating and other oils, it is perfectly obvious that it may be used equally as well for other-liquids; as for instance, liquids used on the table or in cooking.

It is believed that the operation and many advantages of the invention will be readily understood without further description.

Having thus described my invention I. claim: 1

1. A liquid container consisting of a cylindrical can provided with an outlet hole in the upper wall thereof near one edge; and a thin flexible member havin wide concaved edge soldere to said wall along a line concentric-to the edge thereof and between said edge and outlet hole, said member being adapted to be folded flat against said wall under normal conditions.

but capable of being bent outwardly and concave d to form a 'delivery spout.

2; A liquid container consisting of-a cylindrical can provided with an outlet hole in th upper wall thereof near one edge; and

at one end a I a thin' fiexible member having at one end 1 zlavidc concaved edge soldered to saidw all' along a line concentric to th edge thereof with the opposite ends of said soldered portion alined with the center of said hole, said member being adapted to be folded flat against said Wall under normal conditions but capable, of being bent outwa rdly to form a concaved -'de'livery spout V with a narrow outer end.

3. A liquid container consisting of alcan' having an outlet hole in its upper wall -near one edge and a vent hole near the opposite edge; seals for coveringbothholes with disengaging tabs projecting toward "each othe and overlapping; and a flexible member se-" cured to theedge ojfthe can adjacent the outlet hole capable of being bent to form a concaved spout but adapted normally to lie fiat upon the upper wall of said can above both tabs. v I

Signed by meat 746 Old South Bldg, Boston, Mass, this 20th day of January;l922,

ALBERT V. VVUNDERLICH. 'lVitnesses:

W'ALTER 'E. LOMBABD; NATHAN C. LOMBARD. 

